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Marshall University is a public institution situated in Huntington, West Virginia. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

260 Undergraduate Degrees
116 Graduate Degrees
$23,834 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
89% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Marshall University?

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Contact details for Marshall University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1 John Marshall Dr, Huntington, WV 25755
Phone: 304-696-3170
Website: www.marshall.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marshallu

How Do I Get Into Marshall University?

You can apply to Marshall University online at: https://www.marshall.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Marshall University

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Marshall University?

89% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
78% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 89%, Marshall University is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Average Test Scores

About 78% of students accepted to Marshall University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 590. Math scores were between 460 and 555.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Marshall University  ( 480 to 590 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Marshall University  ( 460 to 555 )
200
800
Marshall University received ACT scores from 75% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

ACT English Scores for Marshall University  ( 19 to 25 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Marshall University  ( 17 to 24 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Marshall University  ( 19 to 25 )
1
36

Can I Afford Marshall University?

$23,834 Net Price
53% Take Out Loans
7.8% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Marshall University is $23,834. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Marshall University, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $5,855 a year. That adds up to $23,420 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Marshall University is 7.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Marshall University Undergraduate Student Diversity

7,002 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 8,772 undergraduate students at Marshall University, with 7,002 being full-time and 1,770 being part-time.

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There are also 3,186 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,002 full-time undergraduates at Marshall University, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Marshall University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 67
Black or African American 404
Hispanic or Latino 182
White 5,926
International Students 96
Other Races/Ethnicities 327

Geographic Diversity

West Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Marshall University. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 70 countries are represented at Marshall University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Marshall University

1,630 Took All Classes Online
7,086 Took At Least One Class Online
14.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 7,086 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Marshall University has changed over the last few years.

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Online Affordability Rankings of Marshall University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Marshall University was $8,512 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $19,366. The following table shows how Marshall University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Business/Commerce #10 #14
General Business/Commerce #10 #14
Accounting #52 #88
Accounting #52 #78

Online Growth Rankings of Marshall University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Marshall University was 14.7%. This is the #1,070 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Marshall University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Marshall University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Marshall University.

Major Growth Rate Rank
General Business/Commerce #210
General Business/Commerce #210
Accounting #250
Accounting #412

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Marshall University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
General Business/Commerce 54 77 131
General Business Administration and Management 69 0 69
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 47 0 47
Accounting 30 15 45
Finance 40 0 40
Labor & Industrial Relations 0 24 24
Business Economics 7 0 7
General Management Information Systems 7 0 7
International Business/Trade/Commerce 6 0 6
Other Management Information Systems and Services 0 0 0
General Economics 0 0 0
TOTAL 260 116 376

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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